Soccer roundup: Pine View notches 4-goal blowout of DH

ST. GEORGE – There’s an old Saturday Night Live bit called “Things that make you go, ‘Hmmm.’”

The late night show could have been talking about Wednesday’s soccer match at Pine View, where the Panthers beat the Desert Hills Thunder 4-0.

PV just scored, much to the chagrin of DH goalkeeper Vincent Enfield, Desert Hills at Pine View, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2013 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News

See, DH had only allowed four goals total in eight previous games going into Wednesday night. And Pine View, not exactly an offensive juggernaut, had only scored eight goals total in six previous games. In fact, the Panthers had been shut out three times this season.

But everything went Pine View’s way in Panther Stadium Wednesday night as Keith Collins scored two goals and Justin Jones recorded the shutout for the Panthers in the whitewashing.

Daniel Arellano and Michael Cardenas also scored as Pine View jumped into a second-place tie with the win. The Panthers, 3-4 overall, but 3-2 in region play, have nine team points, tying them with Desert Hills and Cedar for second place in the region.

Pine View has a three-game winning streak and plays at first-place Dixie next Tuesday.

The Thunder, who have shut out opponents five times this season, offered little resistance in the Pine View win. One of the top defensive teams in the state, DH allowed Pine View two goals in each half.

The Panthers play at Dixie next Tuesday. Desert Hills will try and re-group and host Snow Canyon Tuesday.

Dixie 2, Cedar 1 (OT)

The Flyers are holding down first place, barely, with the OT win against Cedar. Alex Green hit the equalizer in the second half and Mitch Wilkinson made the game-winner in the extra period. Brock Shipp had Cedar’s lone goal. Dixie, 6-3 overall and 4-1 in region, is home for Pine View Tuesday. Cedar, 6-2-1 overall and 3-2 in region, is at Hurricane Tuesday.

Hurricane 2, Canyon View 0

Zack Wolsleger had both goals for the Tigers, who improve to 5-3-1 overall and 2-2-1 in region play. Kayden Jackson got the shutout for the Tigers.

Canyon View, which dropped its seventh straight and is 2-8 on the season, next plays at Snow Canyon next Friday night. Hurricane plays at home vs. Cedar Tuesday.

Justin Jones (right) gets a fist bump after recording his second shutout of the season, Desert Hills at Pine View, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2013 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsDesert Hills at Pine View, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2013 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George NewsDesert Hills at Pine View, St. George, Utah, Mar. 27, 2013 | Photo by Dave Amodt, St. George News

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Andy Griffin has been in sports media since 1989 and has covered BYU, Utah State and the Utah Jazz as well as all sports in southern Utah. A journalism graduate of USU, Andy has carried on a dual career as both a sports writer and a sports broadcaster and has been heard around the country. He has also been published in USA Today, Sport magazine, The Sporting News, Fairways magazine, the Los Angeles Times and locally in the Deseret News, the Salt Lake Tribune and the Spectrum. Andy was “The Voice of Region 9 sports,” for many years. He also hosted a daily sports talk show for three years called AG in the a.m.
Andy has been married to his college sweetheart Shelly for 28 years and has five children ages 13 to 25.